States sue to block new overtime exemption rules
Twenty-one states on September 20 filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Eastern Texas to block implementation of new U.S. Department...
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Sep 21, 2016
Trucking groups fault FMCSA’s crash preventability review
While a number of trucking interests voiced some appreciation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is trying to do...
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Sep 13, 2016
FMCSA may change bus lease/interchange rule
Having already delayed enforcement of its current rule a year to January 1, 2018, FMCSA announced August 31 that it would conduct a...
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Aug 30, 2016
White House reviewing final driver training rule
The Department of Transportation on Aug. 29 sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget a final Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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Aug 29, 2016
DOT plans speed limiters for large trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are jointly proposing regulations...
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Aug 26, 2016
EPA, NHTSA finalize efficiency standard for heavy trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have adopted final standards for model year...
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Aug 16, 2016
FMCSA issues safety advisory on e-cigarettes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a Safety Advisory warning owners and operators of commercial motor...
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Aug 3, 2016
FMCSA tightens rule on annual CMV inspection
Effective immediately, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will no longer accept a violation-free roadside inspection...
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Jul 26, 2016
FMCSA adopts several FAST Act provisions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has adopted as final certain regulations required by the Fixing America's Surface...
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Jul 25, 2016
FMCSA again delays full URS implementation
Phase 2 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's rollout of new requirements for new and existing private and exempt motor...
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Jul 20, 2016
FMCSA to test process for determining crash preventability
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced July 7 that it plans to conduct a two-year demonstration program to determine...
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Jul 8, 2016
Important legislation in limbo as DOT funding bill stalls
Unusually early action on the fiscal 2017 Department of Transportation appropriations bill has given way to indefinite delay as the U.S....
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Jul 6, 2016
FMCSA adjusts civil penalties for inflation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on June 27 published an interim final rule that adjusts civil penalties assessed or...
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Jun 27, 2016
Industry questions proposed new BASIC for Beyond Compliance
While much of the motor carrier industry supports a properly designed Beyond Compliance program, groups have taken issue with the Federal...
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Jun 24, 2016
Few parties file replies in SFD NPRM
Although more than 150 initial comments were filed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking...
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Jun 23, 2016
